Texas Christian University student Luis Andrade Garcia was deported to El Salvador this week after an Arlington, Texas traffic stop triggered an ICE custody process, according to reports cited by the Dallas Morning News. Andrade Garcia entered the U.S. as a young child, but federal officials say he did not qualify for DACA because of his arrival date. The episode moved from local policing to federal immigration enforcement: police reported he was booked on evading charges and later transferred to the Tarrant County jail before ICE took him into custody. He was held at an ICE facility in Jena, Louisiana, prior to deportation. Andrade Garcia’s fraternity, Lambda Theta Phi, said it launched a GoFundMe to cover legal expenses after the student stopped responding. The GoFundMe had nearly $18,000 raised against a $10,000 goal by Thursday afternoon, reflecting how rapidly universities and student communities are being pulled into immigration-law outcomes.
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